Ritual Wine Beaker (Gu)
date
1600 BCE - 1050 BCE
creation place
Asia, China
medium & support
Cast bronze
measurements
10 1/2 in. (26.67 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley
accession number
2013.019.089
keywords
alcohol, animal, art, Asians, ceremonial container, ceremony, Chinese, Chinese religion, civilization, container, culture, drinking vessel, etiquette, family, government, gu, human being, human figure, kitchen-utensils, materiality, Mongolians, monster, nationality, non-Christian religion, nourishment, nutrition, occupations, ornament, public, race (human), religion, rite, ritual, ritual vessel, society, state, supernatural, taotie, tool, wine
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